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Yoga Bitch
Published 7:00am Wednesday, August 27, 2008Suzanne Morrison is tired of spending money on fancy yoga pants. But like so many of us, she continues to buy them despite herselfa contradiction ... Read more
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Published 7:00am Wednesday, August 27, 2008I finally got around to seeing Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. And, like that dreadful new CGI Star Wars cartoon, boy ... Read more
The Wire: The Complete Fifth Season
Published 7:00am Wednesday, August 27, 2008After faithfully watching the past four seasons, I eagerly unpacked The Wire: The Complete Fifth Season (HBO, $59.99). The brilliance of David Simons series has ... Read more
Kurrent One Year Anniversary
Published 7:00am Wednesday, August 27, 2008Happy birthday, Kurrent! My favorite new trendy bar on Capitol Hill recently celebrated its first anniversary. To thank its clientele, its offering happy hour all ... Read more
Gaze: Vision, Desire, and Difference in the Frye Collections
Published 7:00am Wednesday, August 27, 2008Timothy Lowlys large-scale portrait Temma on Earth shows his young daughter, physically and mentally disabled since birth, lying helpless in the dirt. Most haunting is ... Read more
’90s Alt-Rock Dress-Up Page!
Published 7:00am Wednesday, August 27, 2008YoungWho knows, maybe Brett Bader’s back in Alaska. Clearly U.S. Rep. Don
Published 7:00am Wednesday, August 27, 2008YoungWho knows, maybe Brett Bader’s back in Alaska. Clearly U.S. Rep. Don Young – who teamed with Sen. Ted Stevens to propose that memorable Bridge ... Read more
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Published 7:00am Wednesday, August 27, 2008Running Friday to Thursday this week, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) is a late-career classic from director John Ford. The age-worn faces of ... Read more
I labeled GZA the Wu-Tang Clan’s “poet laureate” in my essay on
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 26, 2008I labeled GZA the Wu-Tang Clan’s “poet laureate” in my essay on his classic debut album Liquid Swords (which he’ll be performing tonight in its ... Read more
Bumbershoot Recommendations: Sunday, Aug. 31
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 26, 2008Sons and Daughters, Jakob Dylan, Strange Fruit, and more. Read more
Going the Extra Mile for Wine
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 26, 2008This may mean leaving the neighborhood. And possibly (gasp!) riding a ferry. Read more
The Hair-Splitting Difference Between a Poet and an MC
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 26, 2008The line can be narrowly drawn between Saul Williams and Brother Ali. Read more
An Ill-Fated, Dragon-Headed, Slow Boat to China
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 26, 2008How an eccentric entrepreneur with novel technology, big talk, and the backing of Gary Locke managed to fall short of the Games. Read more
Is That a Stripe on Your Donkey?
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 26, 2008Dear Mexican, Why do Mexicans paint stripes on their donkeys in Tijuana? Avenida Revolución Reveller Dear Gabacho, Same reason we put worms in tequila bottles, ... Read more
Searching for Brett Bader
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 26, 2008Amid scandal, a prominent Republican consultant is MIA. Read more
This Week’s Horoscopes
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 26, 2008Virgo (Aug. 23–Sept. 22) What you’re up to now is like turning up the air-conditioning so high you need to wear a sweater indoors. You’re ... Read more
Just 30 Minutes to the Nearest Korean Speakeasy
Published 7:00am Tuesday, August 26, 2008No need to settle for the local talent. Read more
Summer of 68 Revisited
Published 7:00am Wednesday, August 20, 2008Depending on your generational perspective, 2008 is a good time to ask your parents, or tell your kids, about the watershed political year of 1968. ... Read more
It may not have been full of surprises, but yesterday’s primary did
Published 7:00am Wednesday, August 20, 2008It may not have been full of surprises, but yesterday’s primary did set up some popcorn-worthy fights for November. Over in District 36, long held ... Read more